Airport lowers bid tops county airport terminal estimate
A low bid of 355 800 was received for Williamson County Airport terminal construction by J and L Robinson Construction Co of Carbondale. Airport Authority President Dee Rodd said the bid is about 15 percent above estimates and the authority will review trimmed options and delay a decision. Other bids were 362 194 from Heel Steffen Construction Co of St Louis Mo and 363 131 from Morset Corp of Evansville Ind. Alternate-work bids were 26 000 Robinson 26 818 Heel Steffen and 18 600 Morset.
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Williamson County
Airport Authority
J. and L. Robinson Construction Co
Carbondale
Dee Rodd
Heel-Steffen Construction Co
St. Louis
Morset Corp
Evansville
Ind
Robinson
Heel-Steffen
Morset
West Frankfort Police Firefighters Return After Sickness Protest
West Frankfort policemen and firemen returned to work after three days of sick calls over pay holidays and leadership concerns. The force seeks a $150 monthly raise plus phased increases and paid holidays, while the mayor balks at immediate raises and rejects removing Police Commissioner Sanders. The dispute centers on benefits and city policy with council involvement needed.
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West Frankfort
James LaVern Sanders
Mike McClatchey
Jim Kinsman
Kinsman
Sanders
Tom Griffin
Lempec Associates
Mill Valley
Calif
Franklin
Jackson
Jefferson
Perry
Williamson
Pinckneyville
du Quoin
Johnston City
Carbondale
McClatchey
Pomp and ceremony mark Deming family graduations
Jackson County school supervisor Monroe Deming faces a full calendar of graduations. His daughter Jeannie, 14, will graduate eighth grade tonight at Unity Point Grade School. Son Mark, 18, graduates Friday night at Carbondale Community High School. Daughter Jacque Young, 22, completes her senior year at Southern Illinois University this year.
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Jackson County
Monroe Deming
Jeannie
Unity Point
Mark
Carbondale Community High School
Jacque Young
Southern Illinois University
FBI probes inmate death at Marion penitentiary
Warden G. W. Pickett said autopsy found inmate Robert Williams 50 of Indianapolis died of internal injuries after arriving at the institution hospital at 9 35 a m and dying at 10 40 a m on Sunday. Investigators from the FBI continue the probe. Williams was serving a 15 year narcotics sentence. All mines reported working Friday.
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G. W. Pickett
Marion Federal Penitentiary
Robert Williams
Indianapolis
Ind
Institution
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Williams
Relieved of duty in probe of trooper misconduct
Illinois State Police investigation into Trooper Roger Gossett of Red Bud continues with him temporarily removed from duty. A June 15 report to the Merit Board will cover alleged cover arrest and hoax aspects while Gonzales remains on regular duty and no charges are filed in Randolph County findings.
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Tony Stevens
The
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois State Police Investigation Board
District 13
Roger Gossett
Red Bud
James T. McGuire
Springfield
Illinois State Police Merit Board
Gossett
Ronnie Rogers
Rogers
Sparta
Waterloo
Richard
Gonzales
Randolph County
McGuire
SIU classroom bullet shot aimed to scare not harm
A shot fired into a Southern Illinois University biology class in Neckers hall 440B appeared intended to frighten, not injure. Police found a .32 caliber bullet in a wall and no suspects were identified.
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Southern Illinois University
Bruce Petersen
Neckers
University Center
Petersen
SIU and Carbondale deadlock over annexation water rates
Southern Illinois University and the city of Carbondale remain deadlocked over annexation and water rate terms. Officials cite funding and service implications as talks stall, with both sides signaling readiness to resume negotiations.
SIU Senate backs IPIRG formation with fee plan
The provisional SIU Senate approved a resolution to form an Illinois Public Interest Research Group funded by a $1 per quarter activity fee increase. IPIRG would hire a full time staff to address consumer protection and social issues. The plan includes a $1 refund option for nonparticipants. The Senate also backed refurbishing McAndrew Stadium over building a new one. A campus annexation debate with the city of Carbondale and water-rate discussions followed at a closed meeting involving SIU trustees and city officials.
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Provisional University Senate
Southern Illinois University
Illinois Public Interest Research Group
IPIRG
SIU
Senate
I-Pirg
McAndrew
SIU Board of Trustees
Martin van Brown
George Karnes
Brown
Karnes
City Hall
Earl E. Walker
Harrisburg
Neal Eckert
Eckert
Walker
Cedar Creek
Dr. Karnes
Dick Magure
Carbondale
Magure
C. Richard Grung
Gruny
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County Board of Supervisors
Dr. Brown
Armed men loot SIU dorm room in University Park
Five SIU students were held at gunpoint by two men who forced them to their knees and looted Room 315 Wright II at 10 10 p m. They fled with about 55 dollars cash checks keys and ID cards. Victims named Pearson Farmer Puskas Dorsey Patton.
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SIU
Wright II
University Park
John Pearson
Bruce E. Farmer
VTI
Richard L. Puskas
Allen III
John Dorsey
Carterville
Steven G. Patton
Northeast Congress Receives $60,000 Federal Grant
Rep Kenneth Gray announces a 60 000 grant to the Carbondale Northeast Community Development Congress from the Office of Economic Opportunity. The 12 month funds will train Model Neighborhood residents for participation in local planning and program evaluation.
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Carbondale
Carbondale Plans Endorse Two Apartment Projects
Carbondale Plan Commission endorses two apartment ventures by city employees Paluch and Quinn in separate hearings. Paluch seeks rezoning and annexation for an 84 one bedroom and 40 two bedroom project on eight acres near Giant City Road plus a Lakeland sewer easement, while Quinn proposes 20 townhouses in Lewis Park Meadows with four units per building and related access. The panel also backs density reductions in WestRidge and a mobile home park project spreading to council for final approval.
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Carbondale Plan Commission
George Paluch
John Quinn
Quinn
Paluch
Model Cities
Land Trust
Chicago
Giant City Road
Carbondale Community High School
Plan Commission
Code Enforcement Department
Lakeland
Germaine
Richard Craig
Dale Kaiser
Carbondale
Lewis Park Meadows
Grand Avenue
Lewis Lane
Gordon Flom
Commission
Westridge
Carbondale Development Co., Inc
Robert Waldron Jr
Park Street
Warren Road
Indicted defendants plead guilty in Murphysboro court
Last week five individuals named in indictments in Murphysboro circuit court pleaded guilty to reduced narcotics charges and were fined a total of 3800 dollars. Individual defendants include Marc Morris and Kenneth Robert Johnloe with three year probation, and Mark Bolender and Paul Pitler with two years probation. Diana Blazek and Rand Thomas also pled guilty to possession under 2.5 grams of narcotics with fines of 200 dollars each. Additional Murphysboro cases saw Terry Munk fined 25 dollars, Ben Ticer 100 dollars and two days in jail, Thomas Bronson 75 dollars for theft under 150, and Beverly Turner 75 dollars for theft under 150.
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Murphysboro
Marc Morris
W. Mill St
Carbondale
Morris
Kenneth Robert Johnloe
Zeke
Schneider
Brush Towers
Mark A. Bolender
E. College St
Paul Pitler
Phillip Sawyer
Diana L. Blazek
Rand T. Thomas
Terry J. Munk
Illinois Ave
Munk
Ben H. Ticer
S. 9Th St
Thomas Robert Bronson
S. 8Th St
Southern Illinois University
Beverly Turner
Steagle
Ben Franklin
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Carol Alexander
Gary Blackburn
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Scott L. Schwartz
Northeast Congress
Carbondale Planners
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